Infante was one of a class of three 70-gun ships ordered in 1748 to a specification laid down by Ciprian Autran, and was designed and built at Havana by Pedro de Torres. She was laid down on 3 June 1748 and launched on 20 June 1750. She and her sisters Galicia and Princesa were commissioned together on 15 August 1751, and left Havana (together with the equally new 80-gun Rayo) on 1 March 1752 as a squadron under the overall command of Jefe de escuadra Francisco Ponce de Leon, arriving at Cadiz on 30 April.[2]
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Infante |
| Builder | Havana |
| Laid down | 3 June 1748 |
| Launched | 20 June 1750 |
| Commissioned | 15 August 1751 |
| Captured | 13 August 1762, by Royal Navy |
.svg){kind=small} Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Infanta |
| Acquired | 13 August 1762 |
| Fate | Sold, 1775 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 74-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1918 tons |
| Length | 171 ft 6 in (52.3 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 51 ft 3 in (15.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 22 ft 7 in (6.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 74 guns of various weights of shot |
She was captured by the Royal Navy on 13 August 1762, and commissioned as the third rate HMS Infanta (note change in spelling). She was sold out of the navy in 1775.
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edit- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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